The end result

Begin with the end in mind. That's how you should start each and every workout. Just knowing what you want to accomplish before you begin will give your workouts the focus and intensity you need to reach your training goals. If you do not have the end in mind anything you do in the gym will be fine because you are not going anywhere.
There's a lot of "talk" out there telling us that we can not only loose fat but build muscle at the same time. I'm going to tell you that it's impossible to do both at the same time. It is true that the more lean body mass you have the more calories you will burn during the day 1 pound of muscle requires 7 calories a day to maintain and 1 pound of fat only 3. However you cannot convert fat into muscle it has to be released and turned into EFA's for the body to use as energy. Focus on one goal at a time building muscle mass requires a different strategy that fat loss. I'll be addressing these topics in later posts. So for now you need to decide what your focus will be for your workouts and plan accordingly to reach your goals.

Live on Purpose
Ron